Frederick lieker



P. LIEKER. POGKET BOOK.

(No Model.)

No. 449,799. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

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FREDERICK LIEKER,

OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

POCKET-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,799, dated April 7, 1891.

Application filed November 12, 1890. Serial No. 371,158. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK LIEKER, of New York city, New York, have invented an Improved Pocket-Book, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pocket-book that is opened or closed by revolving an inner circular case or pocket within an outer semicircular case.

It consists in the various features of improvement more fully pointed out in .the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved pocket-book, showing it open and with one flap turned back. Fig. 2 is a central cross-section through the open book. Fig. 3 is a side view of the pocketbook, showing it closed; and Fig. 4 is a central cross-section through the closed book.

The letters a a represent the two sides or disks of a circular pocket, which are partly disconnected at their circumference to form the mouth. Thus in Fig. l the sides a a are disconnected above the points a, but connected at their circumference below such points.

I) is a semicircular case, open on top for admission of pocket a. The case b is of a size to conceal a little more than one-half of the pocket. At its center the case b has the upwardly-proj ecting flaps Z), through which pass rivets 0. These rivets so connect the pocket a with the case b that the former may be readily revolved in the latter.

hen the mouth of pocket at is exposed, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the pocket-book is open, but when the mouth of the pocket is embraced by the case, as in Figs. 3 and 4, the pocket-book is closed. Thus it will be seen that the pocketbook may be readily opened and closed by merely revolving the pocket or the case and without the use of any look.

If desired, postage-stamps and similar-small articles may be slipped into the space between the case and the pocket to the right and left of the pivots o.

The pocket Ct may be subdivided by partition d, as usual.

Vhat I claim is 1. A pocket-book composed of an outer case b and of an inner revolving pocket pivoted therein, substantially as specified.

2. A pocket-book composed of an outer case b and of a pair of disks pivoted therein and connected along a part of their circumference to constitute an inner pocket, substantially as specified.

F. LIEKER.

Witnesses F. v. BRIESEN, A. J ONGHMANS. 

